Item #1: I was surprised to learn that the ancient Greeks practiced pederasty and were not considered pedophiles. I never heard of pederasty‚ so I was unaware of the difference. Ancient Greek pederasts were adult males‚ usually socially prominent‚ who have an erotic attraction to adolescent boys. These men would take on an adolescent male pupil and lover. Pederasts had bisexual relationships because many of the men had wives. And the sexual relationships with adolescent boys would not interfere with
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Work‚ discipline and feeding are three words that would perfectly sum up the daily routine of slaves in ancient Greece. Slaves were the backbone to the greatness‚ strength and stability to the ancient Greeks‚ according to Aristotle. Being divided into many different city-states‚ Greece as a whole contained a variety of social structures‚ and therefore‚ a range of positions occupied by slaves. Slavery allowed the citizens of Athens and also Sparta to focus on the aspects of life they thought were
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The roots of hazing are firmly placed in ancient Greece‚ in which Spartans have been said to have used hazing for initiating young soldiers. “They would publicly whip them to see who could endure the punishment the longest without screaming” (Ktenas). The boys would sometimes withstand the pain from
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Democracy in Ancient Greece Eddie Witten The Greeks were very advanced for their time. They realized that they need a new form of government and they were able to invent the first democratic government in the world. The democracy that the Greeks came up with was based on two important factors. The first one was the population growth in Athens grew at a very fast rate. The second was the advocating of political‚ economic‚ and legal equality for all which some male citizens remembered from the
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Ancient China Versus Ancient Greece Ancient China and Ancient Greece were two vastly different civilizations with different cultures; they shared a multitude of similar political‚ economic‚ and philosophical achievements while also inholding multiple differences. The centralized government of China differed from the independent city-states of Athens. A similarity that both civilizations held in regards to politics would be the role‚ or lack thereof one‚ that women played within their respective
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Ideology is best defined as a system of ideas and beliefs that affect a person‚ group‚ or culture’s way of thinking. Ancient Greece was filled with different ideologies throughout the years; almost every polis with a different and unique set of values. Sparta had its strict militarism and aristocracy‚ suppressing people’s free thought. Athens had a mostly open‚ democratic‚ system‚ allowing more room for individual interpretations. And the empire of Alexander the Great that‚ despite having an absolute
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Ancient Greek Contributions Many of the roots in the Western civilization can be traced back to ancient Greece. They created long lasting contributions in the making of the Western development with their literature‚ drama‚ mathematics‚ philosophy‚ politics‚ and science. The ancient Greek contributions started from 1900 B.C. to 300 B.C.‚ but still have an impact on Western society today. As the Greeks expanded‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also receiving ideas from them
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Gender and Sexuality In Ancient Greece Through exploring my chosen ancient source; ‘Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature’‚ I will draw upon and assess the implications of divine gender and sexuality in order to help better the understanding of the concepts of gender and sexuality‚ within the Ancient Greek world. The contemporary understanding of gender and sexuality in Ancient Greece is that of one which portrays the existence of these two matters in a very patriarchal society‚
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As victors‚ the Spartans found themselves dominant in a Greece where polis was suspicious of polis and where‚ within each polis‚ faction disputed with faction. From Ionia‚ which the Spartans sold back to Persia as the price of their assistance‚ the Persians loomed once more as a threat to the whole Greek world. The new Macedonia in the north menaced the Greeks. Perhaps wiser or more vigorous leaders would have been able to create some sort of federation among the individual poleis that could have
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Palea and Lithos. And there is no evidence shows that about Palean boats to cross the river. However‚ I think the author should consider more details to support this claim. To begin with‚ the article does not mention about whether the geography in ancient is as same as now. We all know that it is possible that continent moving can contribute earthquake‚ and make dramatically change on geographic surfaces. Imaging that‚ Palea and Lithos might be linked in 5‚000 B.C.‚ when Palean were survived and woven
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